By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles 

LAKE CHARLES –– Dominican Priest Father Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P., traveled to his home state of Louisiana to talk about the “Life of Virtue” at the 13th annual Veritas Conference in the Diocese of Lake Charles on Saturday, September 21. The event was hosted by the Office of Religious Education. 

From Catholic education to family life, to supporting vocations, charitable works for those in need, and crisis response, your gift to the Bishop’s Services Appeal makes a difference in the ministries it supports and the thousands of people it impacts. 

The 44th annual Bishop’s Services Appeal (BSA), a fundraising campaign to aid in the operation of various ministries and programs, kicked off the weekend of September 14-15 in church parishes throughout the Diocese.

LAKE CHARLES — The Most Reverend Glen J. Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, has accepted the recommendation from the Diocesan Search Committee and the Finance Council to appoint Mrs. Robin L. Austin, CPA, CGMA, as the new Chief Finance Officer for the Diocese of Lake Charles effective Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles 

LAKE CHARLES –– The dying wish of a beloved priest was finally fulfilled when the Monsignor DeBlanc / DMMM Joy Care Center opened its doors on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 425 Seventh Street. 

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — The start of a new school year at St. Louis Catholic High School was about more than reconnecting with friends and teachers. It was also about looking to the future while honoring its past and present traditions of excellence. 

On August 25, 2024 — the Feast Day of St. Louis, King of France — Bishop Glen John Provost blessed the site on Corbina Road where the future campus of St. Louis Catholic High School will be built.

Diocese celebrates his many years  
of holy service to the Church 

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles 

LAKE CHARLES — The gratitude area Catholics have for His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, was evident as a Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated in his honor on Saturday, August 10, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. 

On the Feast of St. Lawrence of Rome, Deacon and Martyr, the special liturgy was held to recognize his turning 75, as well as his many years of holy service to the Church — 49 years a priest and 17 years as the third bishop in the Diocese of Lake Charles.